Part of the Holly Oak Center is the Clarence M. Palmer Center which was remodeled and renovated in…read more2004 to include upgrades to the gymnasium, stage, entrance way, lobby, administrative offices, game room, and rest rooms. So if you're here for that (closed for the pandemic), enjoy. Outside, the park includes a softball field, fishing ponds (catch and release requested), nature trail picnic pavilion, volleyball, horseshoe pits, playground and a disc golf course. The basketball courts are in decent condition though a little wet today. There is ample parking. [Review 14927 overall, 429 of 2021, number 2827 in North Carolina.]

Brand new awesome park!…read more Hanna Park is an 85 acre multi-use park. The land was donated to the city who hired a professional park development contractor. They really did a fantastic job. Features: 5 Soccer Fields + 1 Youth Practice Field 6 Picnic Shelters (can be rented) + Picnic Pavilion Playgrounds for different age groups with umbrellas Nature Trails/Running Trails Restrooms and Concessions Once all the COVID craziness dies down I'm sure this place will be packed. Very happy to see such a worth while project come to fruition! Very clean and well laid out!

The pool is not fun :(. I come here for a swim meet and it always is a little glooms.read more

Located opposite Kmart, take the short road down to the park. The great thing about this place is…read morethat the play area is fenced in. Smaller playset for toddlers and a big jungle gym/playset for older kids (with lots of slides!). A swingset and a picnic table under a shade tree. This place isn't fancy, but it is safe and almost never very busy.

We camped here over 4th of July weekend. Park staff was very friendly and nice. There was a golf…read morecart parade, free to participate, the afternoon of the 4th. Our RV spot was spacious, but not very level. We did look around at the other spots in the campground and noticed many that required multiple cinder blocks and many more that required lots of extra blockage due to being not level to the extreme. The bathhouse was clean and in good condition. Lots of large trees in the campground make it nice and shady, but also make maneuvering a bit challenging depending on the size of your RV/rig and the spot you have booked. Photos of the campground and park were slightly misleading - we thought we could swim in the lake. After checking it out on arrival, we quickly realized it was more of an algae filled pond that would be appropriate for fishing but dangerous for anything else. The water was stagnant, not overflowing or moving down to the creek bed below which was mostly dry. Lots of fishing gear was left behind on the shore area with some fish hooks abandoned in places you'd probably be walking if you tried to swim. The building in that area was in poor condition with broken windows. Hiking trails were available within the campground but Kings Mountain itself is a very long distance away. We have smaller dogs, not up for that distance and we didn't opt for a hike that long to actually get to Kings Mountain. The town of Kings Mountain itself is a 10 minute drive away. Also worth noting wi-fi is available in the campground store only, and there is almost NO cell signal in the rest of the park. I had a hard time just downloading a kindle book, which requires hardly any bandwidth. If you're looking for a remote woodsy location and you are up for the challenge of a site that is not level, here's your spot!

Nice campground, park and historic area to explore. Dogs loved the pre-spring walks…read more Friendly staff in the camp store, wood is a tick pricey. They have kayak rentals with all the gear. Camp spots are nice when they are nice, but beware of those that are not level. As of now #34 is a bear of a challenge. We were lucky ot is off season and got to move. Rarely do we have to move a spot, thankful they could accommodate with a small upcharge. Playground is fun, trails are good and it is easily accessible from the interstate across the Stateline in South Carolina.

Cool spot to see the Christmas lights that used to be at that sweet family's house/yard. It was…read morenice to walk through and see them all spread out. Lost one star because the walkway was very muddy down by the amphitheater construction zone and it wasn't well out there (so very muddy shoes!) Music would be a nice addition. Maybe next year.

Normally I don't like the word cute, but this park is cute…read more Right across from Cherokee Grill in Kings Mountain is a great little park where your kids can cool off. Tons of flowers and rose bushes in bloom! Large grassy area to play. Classic gazebo/bandstand for musicians. Best of all is a sprinkler fountain for the kids to run around in. Large enough for 10-15 kids to splash around without hurting each other.

Two things: 1. The…read moreview is definitely worth the climb! 2. When they say strenuous, they mean STRENUOUS. I walk 2-4 miles a day but generally without elevation, however I somehow idiotically thought "strenuous" just meant a good workout. I was so wrong! The short climb may be under a mile, but it's the steepest incline I've been on in years. I thought I might either pass put of quit every 20 feet or so.... And that was BEFORE the 300+ steps at the end.. But as I said in #1, it's 100% worth it!

What a beautiful trail! We parked and within 40 minutes we found a nice big boulder to climb up…read more None of us were here to boulder so it was nice to find the boulders that we could climb up with just normal active wear. There is a parking lot with a bathroom area when you first enter which is really nice. The paths are clear and well marked. Not too rocky either which is really nice on your feet. We saw people of all ages walking the trail so very family friendly! Will be back for the beautiful nature and views.

This is a fabulous park with five baseball/softball fields, a playground (not shaded) and a…read morefootball field that has a walking track. A couple of brick buildings have restrooms (thank you!). There is plenty of parking and lots of open space. There are two entrances and they are not connected inside. It's a beautiful park. I'd never understood what the Optimist Club was about until I was researching for a historical marker. It's a great organization! https://www.yelp.com/biz/optimist-international-historical-marker-louisville?hrid=2JO3DiQsQeS4gIu7UoYGVg [Review 13735 overall, 1055 of 2020, number 2512 in North Carolina.]

It is a pretty space but there are no facilities at this park that abuts Hickory Creek. The open…read moremulti-use area would be good for football or soccer. Maybe a festival or picnic, but there is no playground or picnic area at this time. The area along Kings Road has no parking available. [Review 14924 overall, 426 of 2021, number 2824 in North Carolina.]

This was a really nice and easy hike. I did the loop, counter-clockwise so I got the reward of the…read moreobelisk marker near the end. If you just want to see that, walk clockwise. This is a smoothly paved 1.5 mile loop trail that covers the ground where the Battle of Kings Mountain took place on October 7, 1780. Considered by Thomas Jefferson, "The turn of the tide of success" this decisive military battle pitched the Patriot forces, known as the Overmountain Men, against the American loyalist militia that was led by British Major Patric Ferguson. Ferguson was killed in the battle and nearly 700 of the Loyalists were taken prisoner. I would consider this slightly harder than easy as there are some inclines. There are benches and captions and a telephone audio tour along the way, so plenty of opportunities for breaks. The site was designated a National Military Park in 1931 and before that, hosted major commemorative events including a speech by President Herbert Hoovery in 1930. There is a gift shop (of course) with mementoes. They also host a breech-loading rifle demonstration if that's something that interests you. Lots of parking and plenty of shade. [Review 672 of 2025 - 1295 in South Carolina - 24233 overall]

Kings Mountain is located in South Carolina not far south of the North Carolina state line. There…read moreis easy access off I-85 to the small mountain. Although small in the scope of mountain size, it holds a huge place in the history of the country. Kings Mountain was the site of an important battle in the southern campaign of the Revolutionary War. Although I had only one Revolutionary War ancestor from South Carolina, the campaign is particularly interesting for me. It was brutal with those who fought in South Carolina being loyalists & patriots who were previously friends & neighbors. Such was the case with the Battle of King's Mountain, fought on October 7, 1780. Led by British Major Patrick Ferguson the loyalists outnumbered the patriots who were a group of volunteers called the Overmountain Men. The group mustered in Abingdon, VA and crossed the Appalachian mountains on horse & foot, adding to their ranks by individuals along the way, to the battle site in Western South Carolina. They weren't experienced soldiers. But they knew the mountain ways and weren't at all frightening by Ferguson's threats, In the end it was a decisive patriot victory with Ferguson being killed & buried on the mountain. A large tombstone was erected along the path up what is more of a hill than mountain. Thomas Jefferson called the victory "The turn of the tide of success." On the day I visited it was very hot. My Golden Girl & I quickly went through the Visitor's Center to the path up the mountain. I felt as if I were walking the path of history as we trudged the hilly path to the monument at the top of the hill. We stopped at Ferguson's grave, along with that of another who never made it off the mountains. It was our tribute to the Overmountain Men, who saw the need and left their homes for the uncertain future waiting in the form of Tory militias. We owe them such gratitude for the role they played in achieving our country's independence.